Washington, D.C.'s The Watergate Hotel Accepted Into Associated Luxury Hotels International (ALHI)

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. June 03, 2015

Washington DC. - June 3, 2015. Washington, D.C.'s landmark The Watergate Hotel, which will reopen this fall upon the completion of a dramatic $125 million make-over renovation, has been accepted into Associated Luxury Hotels International (ALHI). The ALHI Global Sales Organization now represents the new hotel to meeting professionals, association executives, business executives, and incentive specialists interested in conducting meetings, conventions and/or incentive programs at the hotel. The announcement was made by ALHI President Jim Schultenover.

Located along the banks of the picturesque Potomac River, The Watergate Hotel is being transformed into a sophisticated and luxurious urban resort. Upon the completion of the $125 million renovation, the hotel will offer 337 elegant guest rooms and suites, which will feature lavish finishes, sleek furniture, and floor-to-ceiling marble bathrooms, with 95% of the rooms and suites providing views of the scenic Potomac. The hotel also is greatly expanding and enhancing its meeting facilities, as it will now offer 27,000 square feet of meeting and event space, which will include the newly constructed 7,000-square-foot Moretti Grand Ballroom, the opulent new Cecchi Junior Ballroom, and such state-of-the-art technology as wireless sound systems and high-definition video displays. The hotel also will feature a chic new Rooftop Bar, perfect for receptions, which will provide unrivaled 360 degree views. Additional offerings will include a spa and fitness center with an indoor pool, a Whiskey Bar, a signature restaurant with casual and fine dining, and multiple outdoor terraces.

Situated in the 10-acre Watergate complex next to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the hotel features an ideal location less than a 10-minute walk from the Georgetown Waterfront shops and dining, George Washington University, Foggy Bottom Metro Station, The U.S. Department of State, and The National Mall. It is less than a 20-minute walk from the Central Business District of K Street, L Street, and Pennsylvania Avenue; The White House; Dupont Circle; and Embassy Row. The Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) is just a 10-minute ride away. The new hotel is owned by Euro Capital Properties.

In addition to its Membership within ALHI's worldwide portfolio, The Watergate Hotel becomes the newest option in ALHI's “City Solutions” specialty segment, which now offers 57 outstanding options in the most distinctive metropolitan areas around the world.

The Watergate Hotel also becomes the sixth exceptional ALHI Member hotel in the Greater Washington, D.C. area, joining the sophisticated 356-room Loews Madison Hotel just four blocks from the White House; the elegant 400-room Mandarin Oriental, Washington, D.C., offering 38,000 square feet of meeting space; the 834-room, recently renovated Omni Shoreham Hotel, located in a premier residential neighborhood; The Washington Court Hotel, offering 18,000 square feet of meeting space just steps from the U.S. Capitol; and the renowned 335-room Willard InterContinental, often called the “Crown Jewel of Pennsylvania Avenue.”

“The Watergate Hotel is nearing completion of an impressive $125 million renovation and enhancement that will make it better than ever,” said Schultenover. “It is being transformed into one of the finest hotels in Washington, D.C., with beautiful new guest rooms, outstanding new meeting space, and a prime and desired location, making it a terrific choice for meetings and events of all types.”

ALHI (alhi.com) is the leading independent Global Sales Organization (GSO) serving the North American meetings and incentive (M&I) marketplace for its Membership of over 170 Four- and Five-Diamond quality hotels and resorts worldwide. In addition to the 115,000 rooms and 10 million square feet of function space in the hotel portfolio, ALHI also provides GSO services for 9 luxury cruise ships appropriate for M&I programs; a worldwide Destination Management Company (DMC) offering program support from 100 service providers in over 65 countries; and select Destination Marketing Organization (DMO) alliances, such as the Bermuda Tourism Authority. One call to an experienced ALHI GSO Sales Professional connects association executives, meeting professionals, incentive specialists, and business executives with advocacy and sales assistance for their meetings, conventions, and incentive programs.

Collectively ALHI is prepared to assist Accounts with their programs in the U.S.A. and over 75 countries and destinations worldwide. ALHI provides a team of experienced and knowledgeable sales professionals for Account advocacy with full market one-call professional GSO sales assistance and access to their distinctive hotels, resorts, and venue resources for M&I programs of any size and scope worldwide. ALHI helps Accounts best achieve their objectives and budgets, with distinctive venues, vital insights, and responsible service to enhance the ease and success of their programs.

In addition, for ease of matching specific event criteria, ALHI provides very useful information on 12 defined “Specialty Segments” within the ALHI portfolio which makes it easy for planners to quickly identify site-specific solutions for their programs. These include the “Beach & Island Collection,” “Big Box Solutions,” “Level 5 Collection,” “City Solutions,” “Passport Collection,” “Golf Collection,” “Entertainment & Gaming Collection,” “U-200 Gems,” “Historic Collection,” “Mountain Collection,” “Ocean Line Collection,” and “Bahamas, Bermuda & Caribbean Collection.”

With ALHI there is no cost to the corporate, association, and planning organizations to utilize ALHI's professional services and expertise, as ALHI's Members' dues fund the North American sales organization to best serve planners with GSO sales professionals in their local area.

For information about any of ALHI's Members and resources, planners should contact their nearest of the 20 professionally-staffed ALHI Global Sales offices situated coast-to-coast in the United States and in Canada, with locations in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Connecticut, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Kansas City, Louisville, New York City, Orlando, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Richmond, Southern California (3), Toronto, Washington, D.C., and Washington (state). For specifics, go to alhi.com to identify the “ALHI Team” sales professionals in your state/area.

For more information about ALHI, to inquire about any of the ALHI portfolio properties, and/or to acquire a free copy of ALHI's “2015 Meeting Facilities Guide” or the ALHI app, contact your nearest ALHI Global Sales Office, or call the “ALHI Group Desk” toll-free at 866-303-ALHI (2544), and visit www.alhi.com

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Karen Lamonica
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